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A street procession winds through a town lined with shops and utility poles. Many devotees in white dhotis and saris, many with saffron-orange shawls and sashes, carry brass pots on their heads. Several colourful umbrellas with decorative fringes and tall saffron-orange flags are carried above the crowd. A long white banner with dark lettering is held aloft near the centre. A Famous Coffee Bar sign and other shopfronts are visible, with onlookers standing along the roadside. The scene shows a ritual street procession, with no identifiable individual shown in a clearly distinguishable robe or regalia.

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August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a town, seen from an elevated angle. Many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk along the road, several women in saffron shawls carry brass or copper pots on their heads. Above them, colourful umbrellas with blue, red and white panels are held aloft, and saffron-orange flags and banners fly from poles. Shops, a parked auto-rickshaw and bystanders line the roadside, with overhead wires strung across the street.2008-08-01A long street procession of many devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walks down a narrow town road lined with shops, signboards and overhead wires. Many carry brass milk pots or kalasha vessels on their heads, and an orange flag and a multicoloured umbrella are visible at left. Shop facades include an Amul coffee bar sign and a green-and-white banner. Balconies and a tin roof frame the view from above, and onlookers stand along the roadside. The scene suggests a ritual urvalam-style procession, with the marchers forming a dense column of many dozens of people.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A street procession in a town, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walking along a road lined with trees and vehicles. Musicians in front play long wind instruments and a drum, one wearing a blue dress and another a red and pink sari. Several large umbrella canopies in orange, blue and yellow with the emblem of a bird-like symbol are carried above, with decorated banners and orange flags. A large white banner with Tamil script is held across the front. Many people are visible, shown mostly from the front.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large street procession moves through a crowded Indian town past shopfronts and hanging signboards. Dozens of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls, march with drummers beating drums, and people carry colourful striped umbrellas and orange flags on poles. A yellow auto-rickshaw with a campaign poster sits in the foreground, and a temple gopuram rises above the rooftops. Crowds line the roadside and watch from balconies. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no specific person is named.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01